Buckle and snap-hook



(ModeL) P. L. CLARK.

BUCKLE AND SNAP HOOK.

No. 243,758. Patented July 5,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN L. CLARK, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUCKLE AND SNAP-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,758, dated July 5,1881.

Application filed February 23, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN L. CLARK, of Lancaster, in the county ofLancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Buckles and Snap-Hooks; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to combined buckles and snap-hooks; and it consistsin the construction and. arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, in which similar letters indicate correspondingparts in the several views, Figures 1 and 2 are top and bottom planviews. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line ocrr, showing thebuckle attached to a strap. Fig. 4 is a side view.

A is the buckle-frame, which is slightly curved from end to end, andprovided on each side with lugs or bearings a, in which are pivoted thebuckle-tongue and snap-hook. The body of the hook B and buckle-tongue b,with their pivots, are made in one piece, the pivoted end being of suchwidth that it forms wings or projections b b, which fit snugly withinthe buckle-frame, and are provided with a transverse beveled edge oneach side of the tongue I), that presses firmly against the attachedstrap and holds it in proper position under all circumstances.

On the under side of the hooked piece B is the usual snap or springtongue, 0.

It will be observed that when tension is applied to a strap to which mybuckle and snap- 4o hook is attached the strain will be equallydistributed throughout the buckle-frame, and that the back of thesnap-hookwill be pressed firmly against the strap, which is thus heldsecurely between it and the keeper or end cross-piece 5 of the frame.

The device will be found of great utility as an attachment for harness,and may be used to advantage in various situations.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the buckle A, of the combined hook B andbuckle-tongue b, the hook being provided with a spring-tongue, and thetongue of the buckle being formed in one piece with the hook andprovided with projections b I), having a transverse beveled edge on eachside of the tongue, that is adapted to press firmly against the attachedstrap, which is thus securely held between the back of the snap-hook andend of the buckle-frame, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmysignature in 65 presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN L. CLARK.

Witnesses JAMES M. CLARK, W. B. WILEY.

